West Jefferson Alumni, Kevin Summers, recently visited our school and brought with him a Robotic Welder. He helped the Ag students create programs on the computer and then the next day, he demonstrated how the welder works using those programs. Kevin generously gave away five welding helmets and approximately twenty pairs of gloves to the students.
(Side note: Kevin originally brought in three welding helmets to give away, but when he witnessed our students saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of school and learned that West Jefferson students say the pledge every day, he went back out to his car and brought in two more helmets with a Patriotic design on them that he added to the giveaway.)
A big thank you to Kevin Summers for sharing this with our students!
Sophomores and Juniors -
PSAT/NMSQT will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 8:00am. It's a digital test and you'll need to bring your Chromebook charged and ready for the test. Please sign up here (https://forms.gle/2AgwMCyXKiZeNm1K8). Students in Grades 11 can use AO funding to pay for the test. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mr. Gemar (davidgemar@wjsd.org, 208-663-4391)
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt
Juniors and Seniors - ACT Testing will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 8:00am. It's a digital test and you'll need to bring your Chromebook charged and ready for the test. Please sign up here (https://forms.gle/H1rrrzWQKxqX6uA56). Students can use AO funding to pay for the test, if they haven't previously requested funding for the ACT. Please let me know if you have any questions. Mr. Gemar (davidgemar@wjsd.org, 208-663-4391) https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents.html
Job Openings for West Jefferson School District as of 9/11/23.
We have had Part-Time Bus Driving positions posted for over a year. If you will notice on this list of Job Openings, we have added a Full-Time Bus Driving position with full benefits. (Our full-time employees receive Health, Vision, Dental, & Life Insurance, Telehealth, and PERSI Retirement Benefits.) This position can be applied for by current employees or new applicants.
If you or anyone you know might be interested in these positions, please fill out a Classified Application (available on our website or at our district office.)
https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/job-applications
Contact Mr. Williams if you have any questions.
WJ Athletic Events for the week of Sep. 11-16, 2023
Our High School and Junior High Cheerleaders.
Have a great year!
Found at our school: Set of keys and a wall charger with a battery for a Canon camera. Please come to the district office to claim!
UPDATE: The winner of the quilt is Riley Caudle! Congratulations Riley and thanks for your support!
Winner of the Quilt Raffle will be chosen tonight! (Fri. Sep. 8)
September School Lunch Menu
Remember, the breakfast and lunch menus are in the dining section of our app. Any changes to the menus throughout the month should be updated there.
JV Football - Change in start time!
Robotic welding demonstration at West Jefferson High School Ag Building on Wednesday, Sep. 6th at 12:25pm-1:00pm. The public is welcome to attend.
Homecoming Shirt Sponsors
Mr. Packer is looking for Lego donations for his STEM class. Lego donations can be dropped off at West Jefferson High School or District Office. Thank you!!
West Jefferson Board of Trustees Election will take place in November. Candidate Filing paperwork is due before 5:00pm on Friday, September 8th.
Zone Map & Descriptions: https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/district-zone-map-and-descriptions
Find the candidate paperwork here:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3558/WJSD/3470578/Board_of_Trustees_Application_2023.pdf
We would like to thank Willy Schmitt for his many years of service on our Board of Trustees. He will not be running in the November election and we wish him the best!
Hamer Elementary:
Due to downed power lines, Hamer Elementary will have a 10:00 am start. Buses will run 2 hours later. Please drop off at the church and have kids walk across the grass as power crew may be in the school parking lot. School will end at its regular time. Terreton schools will start at their regular time. ~ Mr. Williams
Note to add: This message was first sent out on our communications app. If you are a Hamer Elementary Parent/Guardian and did not get the alert on your phone, please contact our Technology Supervisor, Jon Reyna, (reynaj@wjsd.org) to get your phone set up to receive Urgent Announcements.
PICTURE DAY - Tuesday, August 29th for Terreton Elementary, WJ Junior HIgh, WJ High School, and Staff
We are using a new photographer this year! We are excited to have Josh Petersen Photography here to take school photos.
See the attached image for pricing information.
Please note: The order form says that you need to order a package in order to purchase add-ons. After clarification from the photographer, you can buy items off the add-ons list WITHOUT purchasing a package. Just indicate that on the form. Also, if you have more than one child, you can write one check for all children, just write it on the order form. The more you communicate, the less confusion.
Any questions can be sent to info@joshpetersen.com.
Sports photos WILL NOT be taken on this day and will be scheduled at a later date.
Our High School and Junior High Cross Country Runners will open their season with a race this Friday. Their only HOME meet is next week on Thursday, August 31st.
Good luck, runners!
Special Board Meeting - Thursday, August 24. Executive Session at 2:45pm followed by regular session at approximately 3:00pm.
The public is welcome to attend in person. Special Meetings are NOT shown on our YouTube channel.
Our Junior High Volleyball Teams will begin their season today with games in Ririe.
Good Luck girls!
Friday Night Lights! It's time for Football! Our boys will open their season with a home game against Wendell (Varsity Only.)
Play Tough!
(This is an updated Game Schedule. Notice that the JV games will only be 2 quarters and have later start times. )
